Tick-Borne Diseases in Urban and Periurban Areas: A Blind Spot in Research and Public Health.

Tick-borne zoonotic diseases continue to emerge in North America and Europe. Of particular concern are pathogens transmitted by Ixodes ticks, such as Borrelia spp., the causal agents of Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis). Because Ixodes ticks are adapte…

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